Personal Finance


Congress Could Rewrite The Rules On Forced Arbitration — 3 Reasons Every American Should Care

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There are more than twice as many arbitration agreements as there are people in America, by one count. Read more

TaxWatch: Americans Save A Record Amount In 529 Education Plans — Why Thats Not Necessarily A Good Thing

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These tax-advantaged saving plans show people are planning for their children’s future, so why are some experts concer... Read more

FA Center: This Explosive Discovery About Stock And Bond Returns Will Shake Your Views On Investing

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Stocks and bonds produce similar results over the really long-term, new research shows. Read more

Deep Dive: These Bank Stocks Could Be Crushed If The Fed Keeps Lowering Interest Rates

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KBW paints a dire scenario for 20 U.S. financial-services companies. Read more

Deep Dive: A Bond Fund That Yields Over 5% — How These Aggressive Managers Provide The Extra Returns

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The managers of the TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Debt Fund have few limitations on where they can look for yield and profi... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Settles Higher, A Day After Biggest One-day Loss In Almost 3 Weeks

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Gold futures settle higher on Thursday, a day after a surge by the U.S. dollar prompted the precious metal to suffer its... Read more

Outside The Box: Why Knowing Your Retirement Number Is Useless For Most People

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Humans like to oversimplify complicated things. Read more

Outside The Box: Yes, Millennials Actually Can Save For Retirement. Heres How

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A simple guide to the many options available to young workers. Read more

Upgrade: The No. 1 Thing People With Fat Savings Accounts Scrimp On That You Likely Dont

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New research shows that more than four in 10 people who are saving a ton for retirement are slashing this essential expe... Read more

Money Expert Jean Chatzky On How Americans Should Save For Retirement And What Youre Getting Wrong About The FIRE Movement

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We all know we need to save for the future, but immediate gratification is more appealing Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Prices Climb As Weak Eurozone Data Underlines Fears Over Global Growth

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Gold rises Monday, getting a boost from a round of downbeat data out of the eurozone that underlined worries about globa... Read more

Need To Know: The Weakest Week Of The Year Is Here, But This Is Why One Strategist Isnt Worried

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Our call of the day from Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research predicts that the S&P 500 will hit 3,100 this yea... Read more

Upgrade: Heres The No.1 Way People Blow A Job Interview

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October is the month when the most new job listings are posted, new data shows. Here’s how to land a job — even if y... Read more

The Moneyist: I Earn Twice My Husbands Salary And Pay All The Bills — Now He Hides All His Savings

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‘I am starting to worry because we are almost 50 and have a 16-year-old child who is about to go to college.’ Read more

Mortgage Rates Increase, Just As Home-sales Activity Regains Momentum

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The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday, yet rates in the mortgage market still rose. Read more

The U.S. Isnt Even In The Top 10 For Best Countries For Retirement

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What can we learn from other countries to help our retirees? Read more

Millennials Share Their Retirement Plans On Twitter — Lets Just Say Its Not Good

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Wishing for early death? Living in a dumpster? Most young adults don’t see retirement in their future Read more

Why Do So Many U.S. Schools Ignore Personal-finance Education? Heres An Answer...

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In 23 states and D.C., less than 5% of students during the 2018-2019 school year were required to take a stand-alone per... Read more

Getting Divorced Cost This Woman Nearly $1 Million In Retirement Savings — How To Avoid Her Fate

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‘Folks are more likely to talk about their sex life or their most recent encounter on Tinder than they are to talk abo... Read more

The Moneyist: My Sister-in-law Is A Greedy, Gold-digging, Woman — It Floored Me That Men Could Be So Stupid

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This letter writer is embarking on an around-the-world trip with her husband and is afraid that her relative will insinu... Read more